Full choir calendar is on the choir website!

Pop Show tickets are now for sale! You can purchase tickets below. Tickets are $15 for reserved seating in the front half of the auditorium, and $10 for general admission in the back half of the auditorium. We hope to see you there!

All students will have rehearsal on Monday, February 3rd and Wednesday February 5th.

Monday, February 3rd rehearsal will be from 5:00-9:00. Students may leave rehearsal once they are finished rehearsing all acts they are involved in. Rehearsal will be as follows:

• Opener, Closer, Bel Canto, Dudes, Belles, Bella Voce, Chorale, Chamber, Solos in show order.

Wednesday, February 5th rehearsal will be from 3:00-9:00. Students may leave rehearsal once they are finished rehearsing all acts they are involved in. Rehearsal will be as follows:

• Opener, Closer, show order.

Performances are Thursday-Saturday February 6th-8th, and all performances begin at 7:00pm. Students must be eligible to perform and all eligible students are expected to perform in all shows. Each rehearsal is graded and all performances are worth 4 major grades. Call time for each night is 5:45pm.

Students may stay after school for rehearsals and performances.

If a student misses any rehearsals, they may not perform in Pop Show.

Ineligible students will receive an alternate assignment for rehearsals and performances.

Students are expected to provide costumes for our Pop Show. As always, we do not want this to be a financial burden to you and your family and we recommend students first look in their closet, ask family and friends, and then look at goodwill before making purchases.

Pop Show costumes will be due on Monday, February 3rd in class for a MAJOR GRADE.

Opener: Disco, sequins, lots of color and glam

Closer: Motown style, jeans and colorful shirt

Bella Voce: Camo and black, black sequins

Dudes: Black tux pants, white tux shirt, black dress shoes, white socks

Chorale: 80s, colorful and groovy

Bel Canto: Pink, sequins (could possibly be same outfit as opener)

Belles: 90s attire

Pop show is THIS week, and it’s sure to be an exciting event!

If you would like to send a “shout out” to your favorite choir member, the booster club is offering SHOW GRAMS! You may select a snack for them, and you may write a note as well! We will deliver the show grams to students, and there is no limit to the number you can send each night! This pre-sale link is perfect to send to out-of-town friends or family members who would like to encourage your students from afar!

Show grams will also be available to purchase at the events!

Thanks for supporting our musicians!

All students will have homework assignments on sightreading factory. Students have created accounts and logged in this week. There will be one assignment per week, always due on Sunday at midnight. All assignments are already posted in sightreading factory.

Students do need access to a computer or phone with recording abilities to complete these assignments, but may also come in before or after school, or during wildcat den to use a choir chromebook to complete the assignments.

Sightreading Assignment #3 is a MAJOR GRADE for all students.

Each day an assignment is late will be 15 points off, per our handbook and grading guidelines.

High School Night at the Opera is on Tuesday, February 4th at 7:00pm! We will be taking a bus downtown on Tuesday, February 4th immediately following the school day to go to dinner downtown and see West Side Story! Tickets are currently sold out.

Students will need to bring a change of clothes on this day and immediately change after school. We will head downtown right at 3:00 to be able to have plenty of time for students to eat dinner. Students will need to bring money for dinner, and the amount is dependent upon where they go. There are many options around the theater with a large range of prices.

The performance is approximately 2 and a half hours, with an intermission.

Below is the sign-up for our Presidents Day Flag Fundraiser. We welcome your help in distributing flags to our subscribers who support all we do in choir! Your student will earn service points that they can use on choir trips, banquets, and any other choir expenses. These points apply to the 2024-2025 school year, so you can bank them for future expenses.

The deadline to sign up is **Tuesday, February 4, 2025. **We will distribute flags on two (2) days due to Pop Show on February 8th. Pick-up will be Saturday, February 8, 2025 from 9 am to 10 am. Sunday, February 9, 2025 will also be available between 1pm to 2pm. We will be at Tomball Memorial High School (bus parking lot). Flags need to be picked up and returned to the high school on Sunday, February 23, 2025, from 3 - 4 PM.

**Please let me know if any parent is interested in joining the Choir PTO as Flag Coordinator for next year. I would love to have those interested shadow me at the next pick-ups and return. Great time to ask questions. This is a 2-person job. **

PLEASE BE PROMPT WITH BOTH PICK-UP AND RETURN OF FLAGS!

These times are when someone will be at the school to give and receive the flags, NOT when you should start collecting them for return. You can pick them up the day before, but you will need to store them in a secure location until the return time.

*****Please be sure you can fulfill both the distribution and pick-up of flags before you commit or partner with a friend to each do one day or both together!****

Thank you so much for participating!

If you have any questions or issues, contact Naomi at 281-224-2921.

Please make sure that you are making payments for the Spring Trip if you are traveling with us! The next payment is due February 15th!

Parent chaperones can make their payments using the same link as student payments, but please indicate who the payment is for under "recipient name". For student payments, please put your student's name under "recipient name"

Please be aware that students must be academically and attendance eligible to travel on the spring trip.

All schoolcashonline payments will have an additional service charge that does not count toward the payment. For example, the initial deposit is $100, but has a $5 service charge. Also be aware that the initial deposit is non-refundable and monies paid for the rest of the trip cannot be refunded after the December 15th payment, unless you are able to sell your trip for full price.

If you have missed a payment you can make multiple payments via the schoolcash link below. You are also welcome to send in a check or cash.

Parent chaperones can make their payments using the same link as student payments, but please indicate who the payment is for under "recipient name". For student payments, please put your student's name under "recipient name"

If you are chaperoning for our Spring Trip please make sure you have completed our TISD Volunteer application below!

Thank you so much for your support of our choir! There are multiple levels of support, and all are greatly appreciated.

$25.00 Donation - Booster Supporters will receive slideshow recognition at our concerts.

$50.00 Donation - Silver Supporters will receive two reserved seats to the winter concert and slideshow recognition at our concerts.

$100.00 Donation - Navy Supporters will receive four reserved seats to all concerts and slideshow recognition at our concerts.

$250.00 Donation - Wildcatter Supporters will receive four tickets to Pop Show, four reserved seats to all concerts, and slideshow recognition at our concerts.

Dancer of the week replaces our usual section of the week while we are working on pop show! We will be looking out for the student who catches on and is giving their all while learning pop show choreography. Get ready for next week!

Belles: Autumn Spence

Bella Voce: Analicia Small

Dudes: Kyle Ke

Chorale: Carter Hall

Bel Canto: Amelia Farrell

Choir Spirit Student of the Week:

Chorale and Chamber member Camille Hannam for her willingness to try something new and learn how to use the spotlight for our soloist rehearsal yesterday! You truly helped build your community up and helped us strive for excellence!

Jessica Abraham - February 2

Isabella Courtney - February 2

Sophia Gonzalez - February 6

February 3 - Pop Show Tech Rehearsal

February 4 - High School Night at the Opera

February 5 - Pop Show Dress Rehearsal

February 6-8 - Pop Show!

February 9 - Flag Distribution

February 10 - UIL Rehearsal (Chorale only)

February 11 - Booster Club Meeting

February 12-15 - TMEA Convention

February 20 - UIL Rehearsal (Chorale only)

February 23 - Flag Return

February 24 - UIL Rehearsal (Chorale only)

February 29-March 1 - Chamber Madfest

March 3 - UIL Rehearsal (Chorale only)

March 4 - Booster Club Meeting

March 6 - UIL Rehearsal (Chorale only)

March 17 - Chorale UH Invitational

March 18 - UIL Rehearsal (Chorale only)

March 21 - Coffeehouse

March 24 - UIL Rehearsal (Chorale only)

March 25 - Pre-UIL

March 27-28 - Junior High UIL

March 31 - UIL Rehearsal (Chorale only)

April 1 - Booster Club Meeting

April 7 - UIL Rehearsal (Chorale only)

April 8-9 - Non-Varsity UIL

April 10-11 - Varsity UIL

April 12 - Prom

April 26 - Fine Arts Festival

April 26 - Banquet

May 1-4 - Spring Trip!

May 6 - Booster Club Meeting

May 12 - Senior Recognition Concert

May 17 - Flag Distribution

May 19 - Fine Arts Signing Day

May 22 - Last Day of School!

Any information can be found at tmhschoir.com where our newsletter and calendar are updated regularly!

jedragsdale@tomballisd.net

jordynwhite@tomballisd.net

Website: tmhschoir.com
Location: 19100 Northpointe Ridge Lane, Tomball, TX, USA
Phone: 281-357-3230 1106
Twitter: @theTMHSchoir